Obituaries

For Monday, October 22, 2012

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 22, 2012

Robert Fook On Chong Sept. 12, 2012
Robert Fook On Chong, 87, of Palolo Valley, an electrician, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kaunakakai, Molokai. He is survived by wife Gwen; sons Rodney and Ryan; daughter Roblyn; sisters Gladys Johnson, Dorothy Chong, May Brissette and Jane Mow; and six grandchildren. Visitation:2 p.m. Saturday at Moanalua Mortuary, 150 Kikowaena St., Honolulu. Services:3:30 p.m. Aloha attire.

Glen Yukio Doike Sept. 29, 2012
Glen Yukio Doike, 60, of Honolulu, a retired Consolidated Amusement projectionist, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Robert Y. and sister Irene K. Arai. Private services.

Himeo Hayashida Oct. 5, 2012
Himeo Hayashida, 77, of Hilo, a retired teacher for the former Laupahoehoe High School, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Jane R., sons Guy and Cory Fukushima, daughter Kim M. Sakoda, sister Teruko Tabata, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services. No donations.

Robert V. Jewell Oct. 6, 2012
Robert V. "Bob" Jewell, 78, of Honolulu, a retired owner-mechanic for a gas station in Florida and an Air Force veteran, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Payette, Idaho. He is survived by wife Yoko; son Michael Abrams; daughters Lynette Abrams, Kathy Jewell, Vicky Guerra and Linda Nye; brothers James and Steven; sisters Jill Maus and Jane Sailor; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation:5 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services:6 p.m. Casual attire.

Bradley Mineo Kobayashi Oct. 15, 2012
Bradley Mineo Kobayashi, 65, of Aiea, a retired installer-repairman for Hawaiian Telephone/Verizon and an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died at home. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Karen K.; daughters Kari N., Jenni L. and Leigh K.; father Goro; brothers David I. and Jonathan I.; and sister Diane K. Doyle. Visitation:3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services:4 p.m.

Charles L. Langer Sept. 26, 2012
Charles L. Langer, also known as "Charlie" and "Kale," 68, of Hilo, a retired detective for the Honolulu Police Department, died at home. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by wife Marietta M.H.; daughters Lea F. Langer Grupen,Lisa A. Amador and Desiree Okinaka; and five grandchildren. Visitation:11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Celebration of life:1 p.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park in Hilo, Ilima section. Casual attire.

Cynthia Etsuko Matsuda Oct. 3, 2012
Cynthia Etsuko Matsuda, 61, of Kihei died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by father Takao, mother Harue and brother Wayne. Private services.

Edward Nagamine Oct. 2, 2012
Edward "Mits" Nagamine, 83, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier and Army veteran, died inKailua.He was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Edward Jr. and Ron, sisters Katherine Stroud and Jane Nakasone, and three grandchildren. Private services.

Tsuruko Nakasone Sept. 24, 2012
Tsuruko Nakasone, also known as Edith, 99, of Ewa died in Aiea. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by sons Richard Y., John Y., HarryM. and James T.; sisters Chiyo Shimabukuro, Mitsuko and Kimie Ota, and Haruko Miyasato; caregiversAlex and Joanna Rillorta; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Kiyome Nekota Oct. 2, 2012
Kiyome Nekota, 90, of Waipahu died in Honolulu. She was born in Hamakua,Hawaii. She is survived by daughtersArlene Okuda and Judy Lau, brother Thomas Honda and five grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Yoshihisa Nishimura Oct. 18, 2012
Yoshihisa "Yoshi" Nishimura, 71, of Aiea, an international piano technician, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by wife Norie, son Alan, daughters Takae and Joyce, and three grandchildren. Visitation: 3 p.m. Saturday at Kawaiaha‘o Church, 957 Punchbowl St. Services:4 p.m. Casual attire.